Ganbayar Secures Permanent KFC Komárno Move

Ganbayar against SK Slovan Bratislava in 1. Liga debut on 27 July 2024

After three years on loan with KFC Komárno, Hungarian media has reported that Ganbold Ganbayar has now joined the Slovakian first division club on a permanent deal.

Ganbayar originally landed at the club in summer 2021 on loan from Puskás Akadémia in Hungary. Over the next three seasons, he became a key player in the Komárno squad. Over that time, he would accumulate seventy-four caps and thirteen goals. Last season, the club became champions of the second division and earned promotion to Slovakia's top flight, undoubtedly the club's biggest accomplishment in its 124-year history.

The player picked up where he left off, starting and playing the full match in his 1. Liga debut against SK Slovan Bratislava on 27 July 2024. Despite the disappointing 1-4 defeat to the perennial giants of Slovakian football, Ganbayar had an impressive individual performance. The midfielder provided the assist on the team's only goal of the match, a 19th-minute tally by Jakub Sylvestr.

The Mongolian prodigy repeated the feat yesterday, playing all but one minute of the club's 1-0 victory over FC Košice, the club's first win and points on the season. He has started all three of Komárno's matches so far this season.

The permanent move marks the end of era for Ganbayar at Puskás Akadémia. The player originally joined the club in 2016 as part of the inaugural group of young Mongolians to join the club following the establishment of its partnership with the Mongolian Football Federation. Eight years later, he remains the only Mongolian to join the senior side. Over his time at the club, he had loan stints with Puskás Akadémia's affiliate club Aqvital FC Csákvár, Ulaanbaatar City, and, of course, KFC Komárno. After debuting for the club in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I in August 2020, he went on to earn just three caps and 115 minutes on the field.